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Where does “trivialism” come from?

trivialism (English) comes from English trivial, from Latin trivialis, from Latin trivius, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trivialism (English): A trivial matter or method; a triviality; The...

Definitions

  1. A trivial matter or method; a triviality; The...

Ancestry of “trivialism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrivialIgnorable; of little significance or value;...
2Latintrivialiscommon, commonplace, ordinary, trivial
3Latintriviusof or belonging to crossroad temples
4Latintri-three, tri-
5Latintrēs—
6Proto-Italictrēsthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →